Multiplayer

God of War: Ascension tells the story of Kratos after refusing to continue his service to Ares, the Greek God of War. Kratos will be tested as he seeks freedom, redemption, and truth.

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God of War: Ascension's multiplayer modes don't feature Kratos, but rather nameless characters that players will opt to customize as they see fit. Combatants can pledge allegiance to one of four gods -- Zeus, Poseidon, Hades or Ares -- and will receive special powers, bonuses, strengths and weaknesses as a result. Armor and weapons can be customized, equipped and strengthened, and there will be full experience, upgrading and leveling systems, too.

In the mode shown, players engage in combat with the other team. The ultimate goal of the match is to reach 8,000 points through base captures, player kills, chests, and by other means. Killing an opponent and Base captures nets you 100 points. Opening a chest nets you 50 points. There are many dynamic elements to maps in God of War: Acension's multiplayer. For example in the video above Players can opt to slay a giant behemoth that rampages around squashing players like ants. If you eliminate him when your team is less than 1,000 points from the goal your team automatically wins and you trigger a cutscene different from eliminating him at any other time. Players will have a harder time surviving if they don't cooperate with those around them, bringing a teamwork slant to the series.

There is no local split-screen support and no drop-in/drop-out mechanics. Online play via the PlayStation Network seems to have taken precedence over couch co-op.

Kratos will not be a playable character in multiplayer. The multiplayer character is a random, nameless male warrior. You can however use chain blades similar to his when on a death streak. This is accomplished by activating rage mode with L3 and R3 when prompted. There is no playable female character. [1]

Many customization options are available for multiplayer characters. At the skin level you can customize your character's skin tone, and also apply marks with varying colors. On top of that is your armor, which has a stock color. You can however customize the color of certain elements of the armor, giving you some room to express yourself uniquely. Weapons themselves can not be customized.